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ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Beginning balance, July 1, 2019	$ 6,198	$ 4,761	$ 5,138	$ 4,392
Provision for loan losses	445	120	1,485	480
Loans charged off	(27)		(33)
Recoveries		72	26	81
Ending balance, September 30, 2019	6,616	4,953	6,616	4,953
Individually evaluated for impairment	128		128		$ 142
Collectively evaluated for impairment	6,488		6,488		4,996
Ending balance	480,546		480,546		399,661
Individually evaluated for impairment	7,108		7,108		7,604
Collectively evaluated for impairment	473,438		473,438		392,057
Ending balance					5,138
Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Beginning balance, July 1, 2019	927	794	950	668
Provision for loan losses	98	134	62	257
Loans charged off	(27)		(27)
Recoveries		2	13	5
Ending balance, September 30, 2019	998	930	998	930
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment					950
Ending balance	120,156		120,156		43,019
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment					43,019
Ending balance					950
Commercial Loan [Member] \| Real Estate Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Individually evaluated for impairment					133
Collectively evaluated for impairment					1,773
Ending balance					214,604
Individually evaluated for impairment					7,152
Collectively evaluated for impairment					207,452
Ending balance					1,906
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	998		998
Ending balance	120,156		120,156
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	120,156		120,156
Commercial Real Estate [Member] \| Real Estate Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Beginning balance, July 1, 2019	2,708	2,085	1,906	2,114
Provision for loan losses	347	(149)	1,136	(184)
Loans charged off
Recoveries		2	13	8
Ending balance, September 30, 2019	3,055	1,938	3,055	1,938
Individually evaluated for impairment	121		121
Collectively evaluated for impairment	2,934		2,934
Ending balance	225,129		225,129		214,604
Individually evaluated for impairment	6,667		6,667
Collectively evaluated for impairment	218,462		218,462
Multifamily [Member] \| Real Estate Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Beginning balance, July 1, 2019	364	390	329	564
Provision for loan losses	(23)	25	12	(149)
Loans charged off
Recoveries
Ending balance, September 30, 2019	341	415	341	415
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	341		341		329
Ending balance	42,739		42,739		56,818
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	42,739		42,739		56,818
Ending balance					329
Construction Loans [Member] \| Real Estate Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Beginning balance, July 1, 2019	1,105	454	986	267
Provision for loan losses	70	152	189	339
Loans charged off
Recoveries
Ending balance, September 30, 2019	1,175	606	1,175	606
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,175		1,175		986
Ending balance	30,504		30,504		23,169
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	30,504		30,504		23,169
Ending balance					986
Residential Real Estate [Member] \| Real Estate Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Beginning balance, July 1, 2019	359	358	281	220
Provision for loan losses	(34)	(33)	44	105
Loans charged off
Recoveries
Ending balance, September 30, 2019	325	325	325	325
Individually evaluated for impairment	7		7		9
Collectively evaluated for impairment	318		318		272
Ending balance	27,720		27,720		29,180
Individually evaluated for impairment	441		441		452
Collectively evaluated for impairment	27,279		27,279		28,728
Ending balance					281
Agriculture [Member] \| Other Credit Exposure Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Beginning balance, July 1, 2019	96	131	107	88
Provision for loan losses	(8)	(14)	(19)	29
Loans charged off
Recoveries
Ending balance, September 30, 2019	88	117	88	117
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	88		88		107
Ending balance	6,138		6,138		6,479
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	6,138		6,138		6,479
Ending balance					107
Consumer Loan [Member] \| Other Credit Exposure Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Beginning balance, July 1, 2019	392	318	334	192
Provision for loan losses	(5)	(34)	59	92
Loans charged off			(6)
Recoveries		68		68
Ending balance, September 30, 2019	387	352	387	352
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	387		387		334
Ending balance	28,160		28,160		26,392
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	28,160		28,160		26,392
Ending balance					334
Unallocated Financing Receivables [Member]
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Beginning balance, July 1, 2019	247	231	245	279
Provision for loan losses		39	2	(9)
Loans charged off
Recoveries
Ending balance, September 30, 2019	247	$ 270	247	$ 270
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	247		247		245
Ending balance
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment
Ending balance					$ 245